Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

necking

French translation:

striction progressive

Added to glossary by kashew
Feb 28, 2011 08:47
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English term

necking

English to French Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
"They had drawn [DNA] fibres that could be extended to double their original length - a process called "necking".

This sentence is extracted from a biography of Rosalind Franklin, a scientific involved in the discovery of DNA structure. She's hydrating DNA fibres to analyse them.
Proposed translations (French)
5 +1 striction progressive
Change log

Mar 3, 2011 11:10: kashew Created KOG entry

Mar 3, 2011 11:10: kashew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/730214">kashew's</a> old entry - "necking"" to ""striction progressive""

Proposed translations

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striction progressive

maybe striction is enough
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Peer comment(s):

agree Catherine GUILLIAUMET : striction ou étranglement
13 mins
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